Ushering in a new era for the ancient sport, Japan has crowned Onosato its latest yokozuna, breaking a six-year drought for native-born contenders in a discipline recently characterised by Mongolian hegemony; the 191-kilogram Nakamura, a mere 24 years of age, ascended to sumo's zenith following his triumph at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, a decision ratified by the Japan Sumo Association, and now shoulders the hopes of his native Ishikawa prefecture, ravaged by the seismic and subsequent tsunami cataclysm of 2024, vowing to leverage his newfound status to galvanise the region, whilst his promotion heralds a potentially incandescent rivalry with the incumbent Mongolian yokozuna, Hoshoryu, promising a captivating spectacle at the forthcoming Nagoya tournament in July.